Germ protector toilet seat cover

ABSTRACT

A disposable toilet seat cover of improved design so to prevent contact of a person&#39;&#39;s body with the toilet seat on which he sits, the cover consisting of a tissue paper panel for placement upon the toilet seat, and a center of the panel having a large number of radially extending slits so to form a great many triangular tabs that hang down into the toilet bowl and which thus cover the inner periphery of the toilet seat, while at the same time forming a central oval shaped opening.

ilnited States Patent 1191 Watslty 1 GERM PROTECTOR TOILETTSEAT COVER[76] lnventor: Benjamin Watsky, 150-15 79th Ave., Flushing, NY. 11367[22] Filed: Jan. 19, 1972 211 Appl.No.:218,90l

[52] 11.8. C1. 4/243, 4/247 [51] Int. C1. A471k 13/14, A471: 13/16 [58]Field of Search 4/242, 243, 247

[56] References Citehl UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,912,363 6/1933 De Waide4/242 X 279,218 6/1883 Bonnefond 4/247 498,159 5/1893 Dop 4/243 669,2153/1901 Grant et a1 4/243 1,063,319 A 6/1913 Baruch 4/243 1,257,7712/1918 Wells 4/243 1,411,085 3/1922 Grove 4/243 FOREIGN PATENTS ORAPPLICATIONS 227,413 7/1925 Great Britain 4/243 t; [111 3,753,262 [451Aug. 21, 1973 4,284 3,18j93- Great Britain ..4 243 14,820 7 1 90s GreatBritain 4/243 Primary Examiner-William 1. Price Assistant Exa'minerDonald B. Massenberg Attorney-Carl Miller" 57 ABSTRACT A disposabletoilet seat cover of improved design so to prevent contact of a personsbody with the toilet seat on which he sits, the cover consisting of atissue paper panel for placement upon' the toilet seat, and a center ofthe panel having a large'number of radially extending slits so to form agreat many triangular tabs that hang down into the toilet bowl and whichthus cover the inner periphery of the toilet seat, while at the sametime forming a central oval shaped opening.

2 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures GERM PROTECTOR TOILET SEAT COVER Thisinvention relates generally to toilet seat disposable, tissue paperprotective covers.

A principle object is to provide a disposable toilet seat cover thatgives improved shielding against a persons body contacting the toiletseat so to prevent picking up any germs when sitting on a public toilet.

Another object is to provide a germ protector toilet seat cover thatproduces an improved three dimensional shape so to fit against therounded inner peripheral edge of the toilet seat.

Yet another object is to provide a germ protector toilet seat cover thatcan be produced in individual panels or which can be made in longcontinuous length of sheets with perforations across so to tear off intoindividual panels. I

Other objects are to provide a germ protector toilet seat cover which issimple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, rugged in construction,easy to use and efficient in operation.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the descriptionproceeds. 1

To the accomplishment of the above and related objects, my invention maybe embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanying drawings,attention being called to the fact, however, that the drawings areillustrative only, and that changes may be made in the specificconstruction illustrated and described within the scope of the appendedclaims.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the invention in tion for placement on atoilet seat.

FIG. 2 is a view ofa modified design of the invention made to be tornfrom a roll.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged detail view showing how the opening is torn openafter the cover is placed upon a toilet.

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view taken on line 3-3 of FIG. 1 and showingthe central hole tabs depending downwardly into a toilet bowl.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral representsa germ protector toilet seat cover according to the present inventionwherein there is a panel 11 made of thin tissue paper material such asis used in the manufacture of toilet paper so that is is soft to touchand which can be readily disposed by being flushed down a toilet.

The pannel 11 is approximately square with a plurality of radial slits12 extending from an edge of a circular central area 13 that is formedat the precise center of the panel 11 and which is encircled by aperforation 13a that will readily tear when the area 13 is pushed assuggested in FIG. 3. Thus the area 13 forms a button to be pushed. Theradial slits 12 thus form generally triangular shaped tongues or tabs14. It is to be noted that the slits actually cross the perforations 13aso to insure tabs to separate from each other after tearing of theperforation 13a. The slits are gradually longer one side (as shown at15) and gradually shorter (as shown at 16) so that the radial pattern 17of the slits is oval, as best shown in FIG. 2. Accordingly, the pattern17 is closer posito an edge 18 of the panel 11 and farther away frompanel edge 19.

Accordingly, in use, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the panel is placed overa toilet seat 20, the button 13 is pushed downward so to tear theperforated edge 13a, thus causing the tabs 14 to hand all arounddownwardly into the toilet so to form a central opening in the panel,the longer tabs at one end hanging lower into the toilet bowl than thetabs at the opposite end, as best indicated in FIG. 4. The tabs thus aidin preventing contact of a persons private parts with the innerperipheral edge of the seat. The longer tabs will reach the water duringa flushing action so that the water pulls the cover automatically intothe bowl after use, thus eliminating need of a person to do so manuallywith his hands.

The panel 11 may be marketed in individual sheets as shown in FIG. 1 andsold in packages. Alternately as shown in FIG. 2 they may be formed onlong rolls 21 with transverse perforations 22 so that the individualpanels may be torn off. Such rolls can be dispensed from suitabledispensers placed near a toilet.

Thus a toilet seat cover is provided which protects against contact withgerms left on a toilet seat.

While certain novel features of my invention have been shown anddescribed and are pointed out in the annexed claims, it will beunderstood that various omissions, substitutions, and changes in theforms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can bemade by those skilled in the ,art without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

I claim:

1. In a germ protector toilet seat cover, the combination of a one piecemember comprising a panel made of toilet tissue paper material and whichis of a size for covering a toilet seat when placed thereupon so toprotect a person from contacting the seat with his body while seatedthereupon, and thus being protected against any germs possibly left onsaid seat; said seat cover having a central opening formed by aplurality of radially extending slits from an edge of an off-center areaof said panel so to form radial tabs which form said central opening,said off-center area accordingly resulting said slits on one side ofsaid opening being gradually longer while said slits on an opposite sideof said opening are gradually shorter in length, said off-center areacomprising a circular portion bounded by a circular shaped perforatededge, said circular portion being of a size so that it can be pushed bya persons finger and thus rend said perforated edge so that said tabsare separated from each other for freely depending downward into a bowlof a toilet, said tabs formed by said longer slits being longer thansaid tabs formed by said shorter slits.

2. The combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said panel is formedon a continuous length of paper made up into a roll and which hasequally spaced apart transverse perforations thereacross so to form saidpanels therebetween which can be individually torn off.

1. In a germ protector toilet seat cover, the combination of a one piece member comprising a panel made of toilet tissue paper material and which is of a size for covering a toilet seat when placed thereupon so to protect a person from contacting the seat with his body while seated thereupon, and thus being protected against any germs possibly left on said seat; said seat cover having a central opening formed by a plurality of radially extending slits from an edge of an off-center area of said panel so to form radial tabs which form said central opening, said offcenter area accordingly resulting said slits on one side of said opening being gradually longer while said slits on an opposite side of said opening are gradually shorter in length, said offcenter area comprising a circular portion bounded by a circular shaped perforated edge, said circular portion being of a size so that it can be pushed by a person''s finger and thus rend said perforated edge so that said tabs are separated from each other for freely depending downward into a bowl of a toilet, said tabs formed by said longer slits being longer than said tabs formed by said shorter slits.
 2. The combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said panel is formed on a continuous length of paper made up into a roll and which has equally spaced apart transverse perforations thereacross so to form said panels therebetween which can be individually torn off. 